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J.C Younger didn't score a single point in the first half of this basketball game.

But he did in the second.

The Country Day forward scored all 12 of his points in an impressive third quarter spurt and the Cajuns dispatched Newman, 74-40 on Saturday night.

“We saw a mismatch and said, let’s stop shooting threes and work the ball,” Country Day Coach Mike McGuire said. “They had to double Scott [Plaisance] so J.C. had room to maneuver.”

The Cajuns (13-7) were led in scoring by senior center Plaisance (22 points) who, with his 6-foot-9-inch frame, asserted himself in the post all night. The big man also added three blocks.

Leading by just 11 at the start of the second half, Country Day began the third quarter on a torrid shooting streak. The run began on a vicious one-handed dunk from Plaisance who soared over the Newman defender attempting to take a charge.

With the home crowd fully engaged, Younger went to work. The forward started with a free throw and a layup. Then he got an and-one bucket to drop. After completing the three-point play, Younger hit a runner in the lane to cap his brilliant quarter, and his team led 59-35 entering the final frame.

With Newman (8-11) unable to single-cover Plaisance, the center was forced to deal with a night full of double-teams.

“I’ve been working a lot on passing out of the double-team as well as faking the pass and making a counter-move to the hoop,” Plaisance said, before adding, “And I’ve got a lot of counter-moves now.”

Coach McGuire said these defensive tactics are nothing new for the Division I-bound center.

“He knows that teams are going to double him,” McGuire said. “What are they going to do? They have to.”

Newman racked up numerous fouls battling with the much-bigger Cajuns, with two players fouling out of the game.

“It can be frustrating,” Plaisance said of the constant fouls that inevitably come with his size. “But I try and keep my composure on the court and I think I was able to do that tonight.”